{{Short description|Competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox individual strongman competition | competition_name = 2018 Europe's Strongest Man | dates = 7 April 2018 | venue = First Direct Arena | location = Leeds | country = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | athletes participating = 10 | nations participating = 6 | winner = {{flagicon|ISL}} Hafþór Björnsson | prev = 2017 | next = 2019 }} The '''2018 Europe's Strongest Man''' was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour.
Reigning champion Hafþór Björnsson won his fourth Europe's Strongest Man title.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tao |first=David |title=Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 Europe's Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/2018-europes-strongest-man-results/ |work=BarBend |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
==Participants== {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| * {{Flag athlete|Terry Hollands|UK}} * {{Flag athlete|Graham Hicks|UK}} * {{Flag athlete|Mateusz Kieliszkowski|POL}} * {{Flag athlete|Hafþór Björnsson|ISL}} * {{Flag athlete|Matjaz Belsak|SLO}} * {{Flag athlete|Mark Felix|UK}} * {{Flag athlete|Konstantine Janashia|GEO}} * {{Flag athlete|Zydrunas Savickas|LTU}} * {{Flag athlete|Vytautas Lalas|LTU}} * {{Flag athlete|Luke Stoltman|UK}} }}
==Results of events== ===Event 1: Max Log Lift=== * '''Notes:''' A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Weight !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |- | 1 | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | {{convert|213|kg|}} | 10 | 10 |- | 2 | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | {{convert|200|kg|}} | 7.5 | 7.5 |- | 2 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | {{convert|200|kg|}} | 7.5 | 7.5 |- | 2 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | {{convert|200|kg|}} | 7.5 | 7.5 |- | 2 | align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski | align=left | {{POL}} | {{convert|200|kg|}} | 7.5 | 7.5 |- | 6 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | {{convert|190|kg|}} | 5 | 5 |- | 7 | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | {{convert|175|kg|}} | 3.5 | 3.5 |- | 7 | align=left | Vytautas Lalas | align=left | {{LTU}} | {{convert|175|kg|}} | 3.5 | 3.5 |- | — | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | N/A | 0 | 0 |- | — | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | N/A | 0 | 0 |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 50%;" |- !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Weight |- | align=left | Eddie Hall | align=left | {{GBR}} | {{convert|213|kg|}} |- | align=left | Cheick Sanou | align=left | {{BUR}} | {{convert|213|kg|}} |- | align=left | Rob Kearney | align=left | {{USA}} | {{convert|200|kg|}} |- | align=left | Robert Oberst | align=left | {{USA}} | {{convert|190|kg|}} |}
===Event 2: Deadlift=== * '''Weight:''' {{convert|380|kg|}} for as many repetitions as possible. * '''Time Limit:''' 60 seconds * '''Notes:''' This was completed on an axle deadlift bar. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Repetitions !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |- | 1 | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 6 | 10 | 20 |- | 2 | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 5 | 8.5 | 16 |- | 2 | align=left | Vytautas Lalas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 5 | 8.5 | 12 |- | 4 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 | 7 | 14.5 |- | 5 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 3 | 4.5 | 12 |- | 5 | align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 3 | 4.5 | 12 |- | 5 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 3 | 4.5 | 9.5 |- | 5 | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |- | 9 | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |- | 9 | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |}
===Event 3: Farmer's Walk=== * '''Weight:''' {{convert|160|kg|}} per hand. * '''Course Length:''' {{convert|40|m|}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |- | 1 | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 19.90 | 10 | 15 |- | 2 | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 22.13 | 9 | 10.5 |- | 3 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 22.88 | 8 | 20 |- | 4 | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 23.77 | 7 | 23 |- | 5 | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 26.67 | 6 | 26 |- | 6 | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 45.72 | 5 | 9.5 |- | 7 | align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski{{efn|Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.}} | align=left | {{POL}} | {{convert|38.68|m|}} | 4 | 16 |- | 8 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | {{convert|29.60|m|}} | 3 | 12.5 |- | 9 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | {{convert|28.40|m|}} | 2 | 16.5 |- | 10 | align=left | Vytautas Lalas{{efn|Vytautas Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.}} | align=left | {{LTU}} | {{convert|20.00|m|}} | 1 | 13 |} {{notelist}}
===Event 4: Car Walk=== * '''Weight:''' {{convert|450|kg|}} * '''Course Length:''' {{convert|20|m|}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |- | 1 | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 11.22 | 10 | 25 |- | 2 | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 13.22 | 9 | 35 |- | 3 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 14.71 | 8 | 24.5 |- | 4 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 16.20 | 7 | 27 |- | 5 | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 18.07 | 6 | 16.5 |- | 6 | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 20.95 | 5 | 28 |- | 7 | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 22.40 | 4 | 13.5 |- | 8 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | {{convert|7.32|m|}} | 3 | 15.5 |}
===Event 5: Atlas Stones=== * '''Weight:''' 5 stone series ranging from {{convert|120|–|200|kg}}. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |- | 1 | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 5 in 24.62 | 10 | 35 |- | 2 | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 5 in 34.13 | 9 | 44 |- | 3 | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 5 in 36.14 | 8 | 36 |- | 4 | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 5 in 57.75 | 7 | 23.5 |- | 5 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 4 in 22.27 | 6 | 33 |- | 6 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 4 in 31.19 | 5 | 20.5 |- | 7 | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 in 31.21 | 4 | 17.5 |- | 8 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 3 in 15.00 | 3 | 27.5 |}
==Final results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | # !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Points |- | {{Gold1}} | align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 44 |- | {{Silver2}} | align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 36 |- | {{Bronze3}} | align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 35 |- | 4 | align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 33 |- | 5 | align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 27.5 |- | 6 | align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 23.5 |- | 7 | align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 20.5 |- | 8 | align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 17.5 |- | 9 | align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 16 |- | 10 | align=left | Vytautas Lalas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 13 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Europe's Strongest Man 2018 results |url=https://barbend.com/2018-europes-strongest-man-results/ |website=Giants Live}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before=2017 Europe's Strongest Man}} {{s-ttl|title=Europe's Strongest Man}} {{s-aft|after={{nowrap|2019 Europe's Strongest Man}}}} {{S-end}}
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